Game balance



J. J. BEVIS GAME BALANCE May R951 Filed March 8, 1949 J BY /4 I 47/Zmfim r 3 ATTORNEYJ Patented May 8, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE I2 Claims.

This invention relates to carnival games and the like, and particularlyto a coin-catching game balance.

The main object of my invention is to provide a pair of balanced meansfor receiving a pair of coins simultaneously tossed by both hands of aplayer in such fashion that the resulting balancing operation of thedevice is problematical and hence largely a matter of chance.

Another object is to provide a pair of discs forming gaming tablesmutually balanced so that a coin upon one table will cause it to descendand cause the other table to rise correspondingly.

A further object is to secure the two discs or gaming tables together toform a balancing unit in the game balance of the character indicated,while a pivotally-mounted member is located between the discs so thatboth of the latter act as an interrnediately-rockably-mounted unit.

It is also an object to pivotally mount such a balancing unit on a standof light construction and provided with a pair of pivot supports orbearings thereon.

A practical object is, of course, to have a game balance as outlinedwhich is simple in construction and simple to use at a moments notice.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear in furtherdetail as the specification proceeds.

In order to facilitate ready comprehesion of this invention for a properappreciation of the salient features thereof, the invention isillustrated on the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, and inwhich:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a game balance made according to theinvention and embodying the same in a practical form;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same game balance of Figure l, asseen from below in that figure;

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3-4 in Figure 2.

In the views, the same reference numerals indicate the same or likeparts.

At carnivals and fairs, it is a well known fact that games of skill andchance frequently attract wide interest, and in this field throwing ortossing small objects by the hands is a Very popular form of operationcarried out with such games.

This being true, it has occurred to me that a double balancing tablecould well be available for comparing the skill of one hand with theother in a player, and as a result I have succeeded in producing aspecial game as outlined, which will now be more fully described.

2 Hence, in the practice of my invention, and referring again to thedrawing, a pair of discs 4, 5 of sheet metal, multiple wood veneer orplastic are riveted by means of rivets 6, 6, etc., to an elongated bar Iso that the latter bar extends equal distances beneath the discs. The

mentioned bar is in turn secured at its mid-point to atransversely-disposed cylindrical rocking shaft 8 by means of a pair ofrivets 9, 9. ends, the rocking shaft 8 has a pair of reduced trunnionsI0, III forming aligned pivots upon which the disc or table unit,including discs 4 and 5 and intermediate connecting bar I, may rockablypivot.

In order to support the unit thus far described, a stand is providedwhich includes a pair of looped wire feet II, II which have a pair ofupwardlyextending integral wire posts I2, I2 from the inner sides I3 ofthe wire loops. At the upper ends of posts I2, they are bent toward eachother to form a unitary and integral horizontal support I4 upon which isbrazed, welded or otherwise secured a flat wide bar I5. At the ends ofsupporting bar I5 are a pair of upright bearing lugs I6, I6 secured tosupporting bar I5 by means of upwardly-extending screws. The mentionedbearing members I6 rotatably receive the end trunnions III, III ofbalancing shaft 8 in such fashion that while the stand consisting of theloops I I, posts I2 and upper horizontal portion I4 with its supportingbar I 5 secured thereto remain stationary, the discs or gaming tables 4and 5, together with the intermediate linking bar 1 securing themtogether, are obviously rockable on the trunnions extending throughbearings I6, I6.

The balance of discs 4 and 5 is intended tobe such that if a pair ofcoins are tossed individually by both hands of a player upon the discs,assuming that the coins are equal in size and weight, the device willtest the skill of the player to see how far he can govern the finalpositions of the coins on both tables so that they will both be balancedhorizontally. If one coin is further out from balance shaft 8, it isevident that the disc or table upon which that coin is located willdescend, while the other table will rise. Other objects than coins maybe used, as discs of metal or wood or plastic, to be thrown on thesetables for the same purpose already described, as indicated at I8, I8.

Manifestly, variations may be resorted to and parts and features may bemodified or used without others within the scope of the appended claims.

At the p Having now fully described my invention, I claim:

1. An amusement device for use with identical coins comprising avertically disposed stand having one end adapted to be supported upon aground surface, a horizontally disposed support resting upon the otherend of said stand and secured thereto, a horizontally disposed shaftarranged transversely of said stand and rotatably mounted in saidsupport, a longitudinally extending connecting bar positioned centrallyof said shaft and fixedly secured transversely of the latter, a discarranged on one side of and spaced from said shaft and fixedly securedto the adjacent end of said connecting bar, and a second disc positionedon the opposite side of and spaced from said shaft and fixedly securedto the other end of said connecting bar, said discs being of identicalweight and size whereby coins tossed simultaneously by a player uponsaid discs will result in the balancing or unbalancing of the device andconsequent testing of the coordination and skill of the player.

2. An amusement device for use with identical coins comprising avertically disposed stand having one end adapted to be supported upon aground surface, a horizontally disposed support resting upon the otherend of said stand and secured thereto, opposed bearing means arrangedadjacent the ends of said support and secured thereto, a horizontallydisposed shaft arranged transversely of said stand and rotatably mountedin said opposed bearing means, a longitudinally extending connecting barpositioned centrally of said shaft and fixedly secured transversely ofthe latter, a disc arranged on one side of and spaced from said shaftand fixedly secured to the adjacent end of said connecting bar, and asecond disc positioned on the opposite side of and spaced from saidshaft and fixedly secured to the other end of said connecting bar, saiddiscs being of identical weight and size whereby coins tossedsimultaneously by a player upon said discs will result in the balancingor unbalancing of the device and consequent testing of the coordinationand skill of the player.

JAMES J. BEVIS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,284,807 Stanton Nov. 12, 19182,415,639 Lanman Feb. 11, 1947

